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Harte-Hanks
Harte Hanks is a global marketing services company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Harte Hanks services include analytics, strategy, marketing technology, creative services, digital marketing, customer care, direct mail, logistics, and fulfillment. History Founded by Houston Harte and Bernard Hanks in 1923 as Harte-Hanks Newspapers (and later Harte-Hanks Communications), the company spent its first 50 years operating newspapers in Texas. In 1968, the company relocated from Abilene to San Antonio.Pederson 2004, p. 187 It made its first IPO on March 8, 1972, later diversifying into television and radio properties. In 1984, the company's managers took it private, later going public again in 1993. In the mid-1990s, the company withdrew from the newspaper and broadcasting business and focused solely on direct marketing and shopper publications. Newspapers Harte Hanks' first newspapers were Hanks' ''Abilene Reporter-News'' and Harte's '' San Angelo Standard''.Pederson 2004, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herald-Banner
The ''Herald-Banner'' is a five-day morning daily newspaper published in Greenville, Texas, covering Hunt County. It does not publish a Sunday or Monday edition. The newspaper is published by Community Newspaper Holdings. The ''Herald-Banner'' also publishes two weekly newspapers: the ''Rockwall County Herald-Banner'' and ''Royse City Herald-Banner''. History John C. Bayne began publishing ''The Herald'', a weekly newspaper, in Hunt County in 1869. In 1890, the daily ''Morning Herald'' was begun under editor Edwin W. Harris, publishing alongside the weekly newspaper. The two newspapers would eventually merge under the ''Morning Herald'' ownership of the W.C. Poole family. Another Bayne paper, the ''Independent'' (est. 1875), was renamed the ''Independent Banner'' when J.F. Mitchell bought it from Bayne in 1882. It became a daily named the ''Evening Banner'' in 1894 under the ownership of R.C. Dial, who sold the property to Fred Horton in 1907. Harte-Hanks Newspapers bought th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abilene Reporter-News
''Abilene Reporter-News'' is a daily newspaper based in Abilene, Texas, United States. The newspaper started publishing as the weekly ''Abilene Reporter'', helmed by Charles Edwin Gilbert on June 17, 1881, just three months after Abilene was founded. It is hence the oldest continuous business in the city. It became a daily newspaper in 1885. History Two months after starting the paper, a fire destroyed several buildings in Abilene, including Gilbert's office. He rode the train 21 miles east to Baird and used a borrowed printing press to produce an extra edition on the fire. Two other Abilene papers began publication in the 1880s. The newspaper, owned in the early 1920s by Bernard Hanks, became one of the two original flagships of the Harte-Hanks newspaper chain in 1924. In 1937, the company merged its morning paper, ''The Morning News,'' with the afternoon ''Daily Reporter'' to form the ''Abilene Reporter-News''. The newspaper published morning and evening editions into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The MetroWest Daily News
''The MetroWest Daily News'' is an American daily newspaper published in Framingham, Massachusetts, serving the MetroWest region of suburban Boston. The newspaper is owned by Gannett. The newspaper covers several cities and towns in Norfolk, Middlesex and Worcester counties. Until 1998 it was named for Middlesex County (most recently as the ''Middlesex News'') or for the then-town of Framingham (through most of the mid-20th century, as the ''Framingham News''). History Originally a locally owned evening newspaper, the ''News'' was purchased by the Harte-Hanks newspaper chain as its first foray into Massachusetts journalism, in 1972. By 1986, the paper sold 49,000 copies daily and 55,000 on Sunday,Adams, Jane Meredith. "Harte-Hanks Acquires Transcript Group". ''The Boston Globe'', March 14, 1986. and also published four Framingham-area weekly newspapers: the ''Town Crier'' papers in Sudbury, Wayland and Weston, and the ''Townsman'' in Wellesley. That year, Harte-Hanks add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Harte
Houston Harriman Harte was a newspaperman who co-founded Harte-Hanks Communications. Harte was born January 12, 1893 in Knob Noster, Missouri. After a year at the University of California, Harte returned to the University of Missouri, where he received his degree in journalism in 1915. Journalism Harte went to work as Business Manager for the ''Missouri Republican'' and was then its editor and publisher until 1920. Hanks' first newspaper acquisitions were the ''Abilene Reporter-News'' and the ''San Angelo Standard''. During the 1920’s and 30’s, he continued to acquire other newspapers, including the ''Corpus Christi Times ''. Harte-Hanks Newspapers was created in 1948. At the time of his death, in 1972, the company owned a television station and 19 newspapers across six states. Other Activities While leading his first newspaper, Harte also served as a captain during World War I (1918-1919). Harte created the book ''In Our Image'' along with ''Time'' illustrator, Guy Rowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily News Transcript
''The Daily News Transcript'' (formerly known as the ''Dedham Transcript'' and the ''Neponset Valley Daily News'') was a five-day (Monday through Friday) afternoon daily newspaper in Norwood, Massachusetts, U.S., covering the Neponset Valley of Norfolk County, Massachusetts. The ''Transcript'' was originally published in Dedham, and also covered Walpole and Westwood. In its final years, the ''Transcript'' was managed and printed by '' The MetroWest Daily News''. Both were owned by Community Newspaper Company, a division of GateHouse Media. History In the mid-1800s, the Transcript was published by John Cox, Jr., and edited by Samuel H. Cox. By 1980, the ''Transcript'' -- then called the ''Daily Transcript'' -- was the flagship of a five-paper chain, Transcript Newspapers Inc., that included the '' News-Tribune'' of Waltham and three weekly newspapers in West Roxbury- Roslindale (neighborhoods of Boston), Newton and Needham (suburbs west of Boston). Between August 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily News Tribune
''The Daily News Tribune'' (formerly called the ''News-Tribune'' and the ''Waltham Evening News'') was an afternoon daily newspaper in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, covering that city and the neighboring city of Newton. In its last years, the ''Tribune'' was managed and printed by '' The MetroWest Daily News'', and owned by Community Newspaper Company, a division of GateHouse Media. In 2010, the ''Tribune'' printed its last daily edition, and was replaced by a weekly newspaper called the ''Waltham News Tribune''. It no longer covers Newton. History By 1980, the ''News-Tribune'' was part of a five-paper chain, Transcript Newspapers Inc., that included the '' Daily Transcript'' of Dedham and three weekly newspapers in West Roxbury- Roslindale (neighborhoods of Boston), Newton and Needham (suburbs west of Boston). Between August 1984 and March 1986, the company was sold four times: to Gillett Communications in 1984; then to Thomson Newspapers that December; in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio Express-News
The ''San Antonio Express-News'' is a daily newspaper in San Antonio, Texas. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation and has offices in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The ''Express-News'' is the third largest newspaper in the state of Texas, with a daily circulation of nearly 100,000 copies in 2016. The newspaper's online presence includes both the subscription version of the ''San Antonio Express-News'' and the ad-supported ''mySA''. History The paper was first published in 1865 as a weekly tabloid-style newspaper under the name ''The San Antonio Express''. At that time, the city had already had a number of other newspapers in a number of different languages. However, all the other publications went out of business, leaving only the ''Express'' to serve the city. In December 1866, the ''Express'' made the move from a weekly paper to a daily newspaper, and expanded into a full newspaper by the early 1870s. The early days of the ''Express'' was marked by several leadership chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Angelo Standard-Times
''San Angelo Standard-Times'' is a daily newspaper based in San Angelo, Texas, United States that was established in 1884. It is owned by Gannett. History The newspaper was established in 1884 by J. G. Murphy, the city's second mayor. Mr. Murphy sold the paper in the 1920s to Houston Harte. In 1924, it became one of the two original flagships of the Harte-Hanks newspaper chain. The ''San Angelo Standard-Times'' building was constructed in 1951, providing 38,000 square feet on two floors. In 1984, a rehabilitation project added another 10,000 square feet. Scripps began operating the newspaper in 1997 after purchasing it from Harte-Hanks, and as of 2015, Scripps operates this newspaper through its subsidiary Journal Media Group. The newspaper and its reporters have won various journalism awards, including awards from the Associated Press of Texas, presented in 2015. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris News
''The Paris News'' is a newspaper based in Paris, Texas, covering the Northeast Texas counties of Lamar, Delta, Red River and Fannin, plus Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It publishes three days a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays). It is owned by Southern Newspapers Inc. History The paper traces its roots to ''The North Texan'', founded in 1869 by Addison Harvey Boyd (1835–1984), and a newspaper published by his younger brother, Austin Pollard Boyd (1843–1902). The younger Boyd bought the ''North Texan'' and merged the publications, running a daily newspaper known as the ''Paris Morning News'' until his death in 1902. One of A.P. Boyd's sons, Sayers James Boyd (1879–1934), became editor and publisher. In 1916, a devastating fire destroyed most of Paris' downtown area, including the newspaper office and all records. Sayers continued as publisher until early April 1920, when he sold the paper the North Texas Publishing Company, whose principal shareholders were Paris busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
The ''Corpus Christi Caller-Times'' is the newspaper of record for Corpus Christi, Texas. History There has been a newspaper in Corpus Christi for almost as long as there has been a town. In 1883, the ''Caller'' was started in a frame building at 310 North Chaparral, now the site of Green's Jewelers. Roy Miller was editor of the ''Caller'' 1907–1911, when it was an enterprise of the King Ranch; he sold his interest in it in 1929. Later, there was a newspaper called the ''Times''. Both were located on North Chaparral in 1920. In the late 1920s, the two were combined to become the ''Caller-Times''. The present building was erected in 1935 at 820 North Lower Broadway and has subsequently been remodeled and enlarged several times. The most recent addition was completed in 1994 when a new Goss Metroliner offset press was installed in a $10 million expansion. Another milestone was reached in August 1995 – the Internet edition of ''Caller-Times'' was launched. The site was re-de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Spring Herald
The ''Big Spring Herald'' is a newspaper based in Big Spring, Texas, covering the Howard County area of West Texas. It published on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings. It is owned by Horizon Publications Inc. The ''Herald'' was founded as a weekly in 1904 by brothers-in-law Tom Jordan and W.G. Hayden and became a daily in 1928. In 1929, Harte-Hanks Newspapers bought the paper. In 2001, Community Newspaper Holdings put the ''Herald'' up for sale along with 30 other properties, including fellow West Texas papers the ''Borger News-Herald The ''Borger News–Herald'' is a newspaper based in Borger, Texas, covering the Hutchinson County area of West Texas. Owned by Horizon Publications Inc., it publishes Monday through Saturday. The newspaper was founded as the ''Hutchinson County ...'' and '' Sweetwater Reporter''. Horizon Publications bought the three West Texas papers in 2003. References External links * Daily newspapers published in Texas Howard County, Texas Pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Independent-Mail
The ''Anderson Independent-Mail'', marketed as ''Independent Mail'' and sometimes referred to as ''Anderson Independent Mail'', is a newspaper for Anderson County in the state of South Carolina. It is owned by GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, LLC. It is the closest daily newspaper to Clemson University, the newspaper's sports department heavily covers the sports of the Clemson Tigers. History G. Pierce Brown founded the precursor afternoon newspaper the ''Anderson Daily Mail'' in 1899. Wilton E. Hall, publisher of the ''Morning Anderson Independent'', bought the ''Anderson Daily Mail'' and published both newspapers for more than four decades. The two papers were purchased by Harte-Hanks Communications in 1972 and combined as the ''Anderson Independent-Mail''. In 1997, The E. W. Scripps Company bought the newspaper. Scripps spun out its newspaper assets into Journal Media Group in April 2015. In 2016, Gannett Gannett Co., Inc. () is an American mass media holding com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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